When the separation between two charges is increased, the electric potential energy of the charges

Options

A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains the same
D. may increase or decrease

Answer

4

Explanation

`U = (1)/(4 pi in_(0)) .(q_(1) q_(2))/(r )`
`q_(1)` and `q_(2)` may be `+ve or -ve`.